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. 2017 Sep 20;7:11991. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11819-4

Table 1.

Comparative fermentation data of the three-phase and two-phase fermentation strategies.

Clone/candidate VAMAX1 VAMAX2
Fermentation strategy 3-phase 2-phase 3-phase 2-phase
Biomass yield on methanol [g g−1] 0.18 0.28 0.19 0.27
Growth rate before induction [1 h−1] 0.069 0.179 0.069 0.193
Growth rate during induction phase [1 h−1] 0.007 0.030 0.007 0.031
Specific productivity [mg g−1 h−1] 0.011 0.019 0.007 0.019
Final product concentration [mg L−1] 18 ± 1 28 ± 1 11 ± 1 27 ± 2
Total product yield (15-L scale) [mg] 297 ± 14 474 ± 17 186 ± 8 455 ± 28
Space-time yield (induction) [mg L−1 h−1] 0.623 0.519 0.381 0.524
Space-time yield (total process) [mg L−1 h−1] 0.224 0.343 0.136 0.343

Technical standard deviations (n = 3) are shown for the final product concentrations and total product yields.